KaceyJ Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 I am toying with the idea ofsetting up a natural light reef or a jellyfish aquarium and was wondering if someone had any input on the jellies. I have just begun trying to research, and was thinking someone could point me in the right direction. Thank you in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 (edited) Heres a short article about jellies in the aquarium. http://www.aquaticco....com/jellyfish/ It mentions the use of a round aquarium, very interesting.. Edited June 1, 2010 by JimD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbody Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Round tanks are a must. There's also special pump requirements for the returns. I've seen specific jellyfish tanks for sale before but they were 5 grand for something like 25 gals. Would make an awesome bedroom tank though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaJMasta Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Not all jellies have the same requirements, there are some which don't need round tanks and some which probably should. There are some that do well in captivity and some that most certainly don't. There are a number of relative constants though, including: They need low flow and intakes MUST be protected. Round tanks are recommended because they can get caught and injured on any corner, there are ways of doing this without a round tank though. They need high lighting, they are photosynthetic after all. They need live food, I think I usually hear about using enriched brine. Any corals or tankmates have to be docile and soft/without hard edges. Other than that, you really just have to find a jelly that's well suited to aquarium life. Something that will live in tropical waters, something that isn't an extremely active swimmer, etc. I don't know much about them but i've seen a few successful tanks which aren't the thousand dollar in-wall monsters that are used in commercial aquariums and such. Look at some people's tanks who have kept them, I know there's a couple on nano-reef.com which I've seen, a cube aquarium was one and I think the spherical biorb was another, but it can be done somewhat less extravagantly than the extremely expensive option if you've got it planned out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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